Hambleton, Selby

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England

Hambleton

Unitary authority

North Yorkshire

Ceremonial county

North Yorkshire

Region

Yorkshire and the Humber

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSELBYPostcode districtYO8PoliceNorth YorkshireFire North Yorkshire AmbulanceYorkshire

List of places: UK; England; Yorkshire

53°46′04″N 1°09′34″W / 53.767898°N 1.159485°W / 53.767898; -1.159485

Hambleton is a small village and civil parish near to Selby in North Yorkshire, England. It is a ward of the Selby District and should not be confused with the Hambleton District, another district of North Yorkshire.

The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.^[2]

History

The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Hameltun which means Hamela's town.^[3]^[4] Hambleton is situated just over 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Selby and lies about 5 miles (8 km) east of the A1(M) motorway junction 42. The A63 road, Leeds to Selby, runs through the village.

According to the 2001 UK census, the population of Hambleton parish was 1,711,^[5] increasing to 1,859 at the 2011 Census.^[1]

There are two pubs: The Red Lion and The Owl. There is also a village shop. As of September 2014, the Wheatsheaf pub has closed and went up for sale - during June 2015 demolition of the building commenced.

Hambleton used to have a railway station, off Station Road, which closed to passengers in 1959.^[6]

Governance

The name Hambleton is now also assigned to an electoral ward. This ward also covers Thorpe Willoughby and surrounding areas. The total population of the ward taken at the 2011 Census was 5,315.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hambleton Parish (E04007741)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "History of Hambleton, in Selby and West Riding | Map and description". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
^ "Hambleton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ Ekwall, Eilert (1960). The concise Oxford dictionary of English place-names (4 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 214. ISBN 0-19-869103-3.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Hambleton Parish (36UH041)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ Hoole, Ken (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 168. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hambleton Ward (as of 2011) (E05006349)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 July 2019.